Free to be Me…but still need the We!
Happy Memorial Day to everyone out there! I am reminded of all of the freedoms I have come to know ...
Read More A New Chapter…
Had to say goodbye to my youngest child, my daughter Kendra, last night as she headed off to her new ...
Read More We can all be healers
I was blessed to have my four-year-old grand-daughter stay overnight for a birthday sleepover and small party this weekend. She ...
Read More Grateful for God AND Country
I went to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC this past weekend with my husband for the first time ...
Read More God’s Message…or Mine?
I was a contestant recently in a Toastmasters International Speech contest on the "Division" level (for those non-Toastmasters, basically the ...
Read More How to have sustained joy?
Easter Sunday, the pinnacle of the Church's calendar year, is a day filled with joy. The Monday after? Perhaps not ...
Read More Let’s start this week (over?) right!
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the start of what Christians call "Holy Week," or the week ahead leading up to Jesus' ...
Read More Stay in Your Lane…
I won a Toastmasters speech contest yesterday...it was the second round of contests on a journey to get to the ...
Read More Knowing Your Truth…
I was hacked today on one of my social media accounts (Linked IN) and I couldn't get back into my ...
Read More Take a Time Out…
Ok, I'll admit it. I'm a workaholic. Always have been. Not really proud of it. When I'm not at work ...
Read More Make Time for Joy
This past weekend I went to another writer's conference…this time, The Well Conference for Creatives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trying ...
Read More Signs of Hope Are Everywhere
"…and they said to each other, 'Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the ...
Read More Lenten Challenge…Finish Strong
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matt. 5:44) Here we are, halfway through Lent, a good ...
Read More Am I Chosen?
"You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit...Very ...
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